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Natural Philosophy Alliance
Abbreviation	NPA
Successor	John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society
Formation	1994
Founders	John E. Chappell Jr., Neil E. Munch, and others
Founded at	United States
Dissolved	c. 2014 (effectively defunct)
Type	Nonprofit scientific organization
Legal status	Largely inactive
Purpose	A forum for scientists and independent researchers critical of mainstream physics and cosmology — especially Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity
Headquarters	United States
Membership	400+ international members at its peak (40–60 active at annual meetings)
First president	John E. Chappell Jr. (1994–2002)
Key people	Francisco Muller; Domina Eberle Spencer (past presidents)
Publication	Proceedings of the Natural Philosophy Alliance; quarterly newsletter
Website	worldnpa.org

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The Natural Philosophy Alliance (NPA) was a nonprofit scientific organization founded in 1994 by Dr. John E. Chappell Jr., Neil E. Munch, and others to create a forum friendly to the critical examination of mainstream physics and cosmology — in particular, criticism of Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity. Its first president, John Chappell of California, organized conferences and debates, wrote newsletters, and kept the spirit of critical thinking alive through the 1990s and 2000s. At its height the NPA's international membership numbered more than 400 scientists and independent researchers, who met to discuss alternative concepts and models in physics at conferences in the United States and abroad.

History

After the death of John Chappell in 2002, the NPA continued under a series of presidents — including Francisco Muller and Dr. Domina Eberle Spencer — and maintained a core membership of roughly 40 to 60 people who gathered at its annual meetings. The organization published the Proceedings of the Natural Philosophy Alliance and a regular newsletter, and it fostered close ties with kindred dissident-science journals such as Galilean Electrodynamics and Apeiron.

The 2013 split

In 2013, under new directorship, the NPA membership voted overwhelmingly for the president and secretary to step down. Citing the organization's bylaws, the directors refused to do so. In the dispute that followed, some 97% of the membership left and, in 2014, formed a new organization, the John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society (CNPS), named in honor of the NPA's founder.

After the split, the NPA held a single conference in 2014, but with almost no remaining members it has since all but ceased to function. It remains the nominal owner of the worldnpa.org website.

Links

www.worldnpa.org — Official NPA website
www.naturalphilosophy.org — Website of the John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society, formed by former NPA members

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-The Natural Philosophy Alliance NPA) was founded in 1994 by Dr. [[John Chappell]] and others in order to create an organization friendly to the idea of criticizing Einstein's [[Special Theory of Relativity]]. The first president being John Chappell of California who organized conferences and debates, wrote newsletters, and kept the spirit of critical thinking alive in the 1990s and 2000s.
+{{Infobox organization
+| name = Natural Philosophy Alliance
+| abbreviation = NPA
+| formation = 1994
+| founders = [[John Chappell|John E. Chappell Jr.]], Neil E. Munch, and others
+| founding_location = United States
+| dissolved = c. 2014 (effectively defunct)
+| type = Nonprofit scientific organization
+| status = Largely inactive
+| purpose = A forum for scientists and independent researchers critical of mainstream physics and cosmology — especially Einstein's [[Special Theory of Relativity]]
+| headquarters = United States
+| membership = 400+ international members at its peak (40–60 active at annual meetings)
+| leader_title = First president
+| leader_name = [[John Chappell|John E. Chappell Jr.]] (1994–2002)
+| key_people = Francisco Muller; [[Domina Eberle Spencer]] (past presidents)
+| publication = ''Proceedings of the Natural Philosophy Alliance''; quarterly newsletter
+| successor = [[John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society]]
+| website = [http://www.worldnpa.org worldnpa.org]
+}}
-After the death of John Chappell in 2002, the NPA continued under various presidents including Francisco Muller, and Dr. Eberely Spencer and was able to maintain a membership between 40 and 60 people with annual meetings. In 2013 under new directorship, the NPA members voted overwhelmingly for the president and secretary to step down. Given the bylaws, the new directors refused to step down, and 97% of the membership left and formed a new group called the [[John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society]].
+The '''Natural Philosophy Alliance''' ('''NPA''') was a nonprofit scientific organization founded in 1994 by Dr. [[John Chappell|John E. Chappell Jr.]], Neil E. Munch, and others to create a forum friendly to the critical examination of mainstream physics and cosmology — in particular, criticism of Einstein's [[Special Theory of Relativity]]. Its first president, John Chappell of California, organized conferences and debates, wrote newsletters, and kept the spirit of critical thinking alive through the 1990s and 2000s. At its height the NPA's international membership numbered more than 400 scientists and independent researchers, who met to discuss alternative concepts and models in physics at conferences in the United States and abroad.
-After the split, the NPA did hold one conference in 2014 but with a very small attendance and almost no members, it is all but ceased to function.
+==History==
+After the death of John Chappell in 2002, the NPA continued under a series of presidents — including Francisco Muller and Dr. [[Domina Eberle Spencer]] — and maintained a core membership of roughly 40 to 60 people who gathered at its annual meetings. The organization published the ''Proceedings of the Natural Philosophy Alliance'' and a regular newsletter, and it fostered close ties with kindred dissident-science journals such as ''Galilean Electrodynamics'' and ''Apeiron''.
+==The 2013 split==
+In 2013, under new directorship, the NPA membership voted overwhelmingly for the president and secretary to step down. Citing the organization's bylaws, the directors refused to do so. In the dispute that followed, some 97% of the membership left and, in 2014, formed a new organization, the [[John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society]] (CNPS), named in honor of the NPA's founder.
+After the split, the NPA held a single conference in 2014, but with almost no remaining members it has since all but ceased to function. It remains the nominal owner of the worldnpa.org website.
 ==Links==
-* [http://www.worldnpa.org www.worldnpa.org] - Official website
+* [http://www.worldnpa.org www.worldnpa.org] — Official NPA website
-* [http://www.naturalphilosophy.org www.naturalphilosophy.org] - New official website of former NPA members.
+* [http://www.naturalphilosophy.org www.naturalphilosophy.org] — Website of the [[John Chappell Natural Philosophy Society]], formed by former NPA members
 [[Category:Scientific Organization]]